Why we must say no to Islamophobia and welcome all refugees

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Conferences & public forums, Naarm/Melbourne
Tony Burke with members of the Iranian women's football team. (Supplied: Department of Home Affairs)

When

Where

Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
249-263 Faraday St
Carlton VIC 3053
Australia

Why

Labor made a big show in March of accepting Iranian footballers as refugees but passed a new law that allows the government to ban people with valid visas arriving from war zones.

Meanwhile, refugees who have been waiting for years for permanent visas are still rotting in limbo. Thousands more are marooned by Australian policy in Indonesia.

This forum will discuss why Labor says it supports multiculturalism but makes life hell for refugees from Muslim-majority countries and discuss how the refugee movement should respond.

Speakers

  • Councillor Rayane Hawli, migration lawyer
  • Angelica Panopoulos, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
  • others tbc

For details, call David on 0438 547 723.

For the latest updates check the Facebook event.

Contact

Refugee Action Collective VIC
[email protected]
0404 728 104
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Resources

Poster.

Artwork and poster for event Why we must say no to Islamophobia and welcome all refugees, 6:30pm 20/04/2026 Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre, 251 Faraday St, Carlton VIC 3053

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